But if you need lighthearted news to get through your tearful, existential crisis, the “Rescued Art for Rescued Dogs” project will auction off paintings in which artists have added dogs to “bad landscape paintings rescued from thrift stores and flea markets.” [The Recorder]

So many choice quotes in this article about the future of graffiti-art collectors in New York. Vinny Pacifico, a graffiti-art collector out of the Bronx, hopes to cultivate a market for graffiti like he did with his meat-packing business. “One day, people here are going to wake up to all this, just like they woke up 10 years ago and decided they wanted Kobe or organic beef…and when that time comes, I want the kind of market share in art that I now have in meat.” Also: developers love graffiti. “Graffiti is now being used for gentrification purposes,” Doyle auctioneer Mr. Madrigale said. “Its presence is meant to signal that a neighborhood is welcoming to artists.” [Crain’s New York Business]

A shot from inside the Whitney’s new Danny Meyer restaurant Untitled. I’m no food critic, but I ate there last night and fully recommend it. There’s a carrot dish that looks like a miniature high-rise village, and literally the best fried chicken I’ve ever had. It was juicy without being coated in fat. It actually seemed healthy. (Paddy) [Gothamist for pics.]